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Monday, March 7, 2011

Market Makeover...

AfterBefore
Well kind of.
When I bought this little beauty some time ago, she was a Maroon shade with a white marble effect...I know! But for $3 how could I not bring her home and give her a makeover?
The first part straight after I bought her was a undercoat in a washed grey to cover the Maroon
...and that's how she stayed...
until yesterday.

There were redeeming features I knew I could work with.
An old travel label.

from the southern part of Tasmania, which has oodles of charm.and papered inside. Great for paint.I gave her a few coats of a chalky white paint...everywhere!
Already she is looking amazing.

and as I am using this as display for my covers for the up coming Niche-All Wrapped Up Markets, I wanted it to not overwhelm my products and designs.

So a covering of brown paper was put over the dirty green original paper.which I then stencilled with a little leaf design I came up with.

I didn't do the bottom of the case of the other sides because once it is filled with my cushions you wont see them. Remember it is a display piece.
I actually like the fact that one of the latches is missing.

and with one of my White Clay Tags hanging from it I think she looks much better now.

I feel much better now to be pulling together the ideas I have for my stall and will be starting work on another piece very soon...stay tuned.
So, what do you think?
Ness xx
p.s-You can by my White Clay Tags HERE =0)
all images-me

24 comments:

very nice Ness! i am on the lookout for a similar suitcase to paint up. thought i'd found it the other day, but the handle was missing ARG!!your little tag looks perfect hanging from the front :) Kate xps what chalky white paint do you use? it looks fab!

Hi Ness,I love, love vintage luggage, especially the ones all beaten up and worn. Yours looks wonderful with the coat of white and the lining stenciled! It's going to be a wonderful display piece. Of course, someone will probably want to buy it! You know how that goes!

So lovely, I wish I had read this before.... I found an old red wooden suitcase in the dump, and after it lived in the basement for a few month, it went back to its original finding place - I couldn't figure out what to do with it!